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Recipe: Roasted Vegetables + Chickpeas
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Photo courtesy Better Homes and Gardens
Henry has gotten to the point where he knows the difference between his pureed foods and the food we’re eating, and he prefers the latter. So now we try to cook foods that he can eat right alongside us (just in smaller bites).This recipe for roasted vegetables and chickpeas is delicious! It was easy, tasty, healthy, and inexpensive, which is exactly my kind of recipe.
We still feed Henry at his Montessori weaning table for breakfast and lunch, and he still joins us for dinner in his high chair pulled up to the table. The only difference now is that I mainly feed
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Mini-Caramel Apples
Picture courtesy of Sunset MagazineI’m checking things off my list of intentions for the Fall!… Read MoreWe ventured to a pumpkin patch to get a pumpkin for all six of us (Matt, Henry, Hoss, and our two chickens, Clem and Hop-Sing). Henry had a grand ol’ time eating grass.
I also made some caramel apples for a potluck with friends. I found a recipe in Sunset Magazine for mini-caramel apples. So cute!
I tried to follow this easier recipe, and the whole thing was pretty much a failure. The caramel slid right off. After rereading the Sunset recipe, I’m wondering if it’s because I turned the mini-apple
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Recipe: Barley & Mushrooms
Henry “helping” in the kitchenWhenever I write a post about Henry + food, I get several questions about why we’re following the Montessori approach to weaning rather than “baby-led weaning,” which–from what I can tell–is popular in the Attachment Parenting movement. I love this post by Kylie about the difference between the two approaches.… Read MoreThe truth is, we do primarily Montessori with a little baby-led weaning thrown in. Usually, I will feed Henry purees for breakfast and lunch at his weaning table. At dinner, he will sit in his high-chair pulled up to the table. We still feed him purees at this time, but we also feed him foods
